Defending champions Al Hilal booked their place in the knockout
round of AFC Champions League 2022 on Tuesday as a 3-0 win by the
Saudi Arabian side over Tajikistan's Istiklol in Riyadh kept their perfect
record intact.
Former Manchester United striker Odion Ighalo struck twice in the first
half before Salem Al Dawsari added a third in injury time at the end of
the game to give Ramon Diaz's side a fourth win in a row in Group A.
The result means Al Hilal move onto 12 points and are certain to
claim at minimum one of the three best runners-up slots in the last 16
of the competition.
Winners of each of the five groups in west Asia plus the three second-
place finishers with the best records advance to the next round, which
will be played in February next year.
Ighalo's eighth minute header put Al Hilal in front and the Nigerian
doubled the lead 12 minutes before the break with a strike on the turn.
Al Dawsari tapped in from close range to put the seal on the win.
Qatar's Al Rayyan moved into sole possession of second place in
Group A with a 3-1 win over Sharjah of the United Arab Emirates, with
Steven Nzonzi and Yacine Brahimi scoring to give Nicolas Cordova's
side victory.
Al Rayyan have seven points, three more than Sharjah while Istiklol,
who have yet to claim a point, have been eliminated.
In Group E, Al Faisaly were held to a 0-0 draw by Nasaf Qarshi from
Uzbekistan but the Saudi Arabian club continue to lead the standings
by three points after Qatar's Al Sadd slipped to a surprise 3-1 loss
against Al Wehdat.
The Jordanians won their first game of this year's group phase after
Mohammed Al-Dmeiri open the scoring three minutes into the second
half with a shot from the edge of the area that slipped through the
legs of goalkeeper Saad Al-Sheeb.
Rodrigo Tabata levelled the scores from the edge of the area six
minutes later but Khaled Essam's close range finish on the hour was
followed by Ahmad Samir's goal on the break 15 minutes from time
that gave Al Wehdat all three points.

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